4.5% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballarat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Ballarat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Ballarat compared to most similar areas. This shift is marked by a drop in full-time employment, which fell to 55.9% since 2011. Despite this, the unemployment rate of 4.5% remains around the middle for its level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also declined, falling 3.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 55.9%.
58.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, making up 22.7% of jobs. Education and training also play a large role at 13%, followed by accommodation and food at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.8%. Managers account for 14.8% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles represent 12.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011002/ballarat/topic/employment